Maternal Marianismo and anxious somatic depression among Hispanic female college students.
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Title
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Maternal Marianismo and anxious somatic depression among Hispanic female college students.
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Identifier
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AAI3103092
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identifier
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3103092
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Creator
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Caceres-Dalmau, Miriam.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Vera S. Paster
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Date
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2003
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Psychology, Clinical | Women's Studies | Sociology, Ethnic and Racial Studies
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Abstract
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This study investigated the relationship of Anxious Somatic Depression in young Latina women as a factor of their perceptions of their mothers' Marianismo ideology. Depression characterized by a high degree of anxiety and somatic complaints in a college sample of seventy-five Hispanic-American women and thirty-five U.S. born Caucasian (mainland) peers was examined. It was hypothesized that: (a) Latinas, in comparison to mainland peers, would report a higher degree of anxious Somatic Depression; (b) Latinas, in comparison to mainland peers, would be more likely to perceive their mothers as having traditional gender role ideology (Marianismo); and (c) there would be a direct relationship between the daughters' level of Anxious Somatic Depression and the daughters' perception of the level of their mothers' Marianismo.;Measures used to test hypotheses were the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), Symptom Checklist-90-R (SCL-90-R) Anxiety Subscale, Symptoms Scale (comprised of the following symptoms: headaches, difficulty falling asleep, disordered eating, and poor body image), and a 10 item Marianismo scale (Mother's Perceived Gender Role Ideology). The data obtained from the answers to the scales were analyzed with t-tests to compare the means on the Marianismo scale, and a chi-square analysis to determine the degree of Anxious Somatic Depression. Maternal Marianismo and reporting of Anxious Somatic Depression were found to be related. Hispanic women, in comparison to their mainland peers, were found to perceive their mothers as more traditional in their gender role ideology. Findings did not support the hypothesis that Latinas would report a higher degree of Anxious Somatic Depression. There was, however, a significantly higher degree of Anxious Somatic Depression among those Latinas who scored high on the maternal Marianismo scale as compared to mainland peers.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
